PISMO
- Pet telehealth company Airvet closes on $18.2M to embark on enterprise focus
- Visa $1 billion buyout of Brazil's Pismo eases fintech M&A slowdown
- France's Mistral AI raises $113M in big EU startup debut
- Skincare telehealth and consultation platform GetHarley raises $52M
- Nivoda secures $11m in funding round
- Go1 snaps up speed reading app Blinkist to expand in enterprise learning
- Ex-Mambu CTO's new startup raises seed round to help banks cut tech hires
- Primo is the IT tool for companies that are too small for an IT manager
- Motion raises $6M to help creative teams quantify their impact
- DBeaver takes $6M seed investment to build on growing popularity
- Honeycomb scores $50M investment as observability platform thrives
- Savvy Games Group to buy mobile game publisher Scopely for $4.9B
- Goldman keeps on keepin’ on with Raisin in fresh €60 million round
- AG5 throws a lifeline to a manufacturing industry drowning in spreadsheets
- Elyn slightly delays online payments so you can try before you pay
- Growblocks lures $6 million to enact "mission control" for revenue forecasts
Founder Spotlight
Founder Spotlight: Meet the Headliners
“I put myself through college riveting bumpers for the Chevrolet Monte Carlo. I literally sat on an assembly line all summer!”
- Julie Wainwright
“Whether you’re cooking or starting a company, you have to wing it. I’m not following a recipe."
- Shane Hegde
From the Team
Trending: Meet the Ultra-Popular Girl Band That’s Blurring the Lines Between JPOP and KPOP
ISAMU NISHIJIMA — MAY 5, 2021
From Sudshare to Poplin: A Fresh Start for Laundry
MOLLY MARTELL — AUGUST 30, 2023
Investing in Easy Access to Health & Wellness in Brazil with Fiibo
ROMERO RODRIGUES & GABRIEL ALVES — AUGUST 7, 2023
Real-Time Payments in the US: The Tale of 2 Rails
SOPHIA SAMUTIN & KING GOH - July 20, 2023
The Present and Future of Global Fintech Investing
KING GOH & JONATHAN USEROVICI - July 18, 2023
Local to Global Fintech Innovation: Celebrating Pismo’s $1B Acquisition by Visa
ROMERO RODRIGUES & MATHIAS SCHILLING — JUNE 28, 2023
Investing in Heard: Purpose-Built Software for Therapists
TAYLOR BRANDT & MATHIAS SCHILLING — June 22, 2023
Investing in the Beating Heart of the Health Sector with Fin-X
ROMERO RODRIGUES — June 6, 2023
How We’re Building the Future of Tech-enabled Venture Investing
THOMAS GIESELMANN & CONRAD CHU — June 1, 2023
The 2023 Top Vertical SaaS Companies to Watch
TAYLOR BRANDT & ZEEZA COLE — May 25, 2023
How We’re Bringing our Team Forth to the Office
MOLLY MARTELL — MAY 19, 2023
Investing in Nivoda: The Future of the Jewelry Supply Marketplace
MATHIAS SCHILLING & TAYLOR BRANDT — MAY 16, 2023
The Story of Blinkist and its Acquisition by Go1
JONATHAN BECKER — MAY 8, 2023
From Silicon Valley to Rio: Our Global Approach to Investing
MATHIAS SCHILLING & ROMERO RODRIGUES — MAY 2, 2023
Investing in Motion: Empowering Creatives with Data-driven Insights
Taylor Brandt & Nicole Farb - April 18, 2023
Investing in the Future of Universal Database Management with DBeaver
Jacob Conger & Thomas Gieselmann - April 11, 2023
Top Seed Companies to Watch
Nicolas von Blottnitz - March 10, 2023
The Current State of Vertical SaaS
TAYLOR BRANDT & ZEEZA COLE — MARCH 9, 2023
Creative Drives Business: It’s Time to Empower Design Teams
TAYLOR BRANDT — JANUARY 9, 2023
Are We Witnessing Another Database Renaissance?
JACOB CONGER — DECEMBER 15, 2022
Three Tips for Creators Launching Products — Plus, Startups That Can Help
JETT FEIN — NOVEMBER 21, 2022
The GPT-3 Boom: Generative AI is Changing How We Communicate
NICOLAS VON BLOTTNITZ — NOVEMBER 8, 2022
A More Holistic Way to Calculate Your LTV-to-CAC Ratio
NICOLAS VON BLOTTNITZ — OCTOBER 11, 2022
These Sectors Will Thrive In (Not Just Survive) Today's Market Downturn
HEADLINE — SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
3 Lessons From a Market Downturn: What Consumer Behavior Can Teach Us About the Future of Commerce
TAYLOR BRANDT — AUGUST 26, 2022
Net Retention May Hide What's Really Going On With Your Customers. Here's Why
NICOLAS VON BLOTTNITZ — AUGUST 18, 2022
A More Accurate Equation: Calculating Your Average Retention to Perfection
NICOLAS VON BLOTTNITZ — AUGUST 4, 2022
The Calming Force in Commerce Supply Chain Chaos? Digitization
TAYLOR BRANDT – JULY 8, 2022
We’ve Raised $950M to Lift the Next Generation of World-Class Companies
MATHIAS SCHILLING — JULY 7, 2022
3 Principles for Assessing Product-Market Fit
NICOLAS VON BLOTTNITZ — JUNE 7, 2022
Sustainability is Table Stakes: Successful Brands Add Deeper Value to Gain Loyal Customers
NIKKI FARB & TAYLOR BRANDT — MAY 25, 2022
An Open Invitation for Women to Join the Web3 Movement
NIKKI FARB — May 19, 2022
Creators' Careers are Booming, But They Need Business Tools ASAP
JETT FEIN - MAY 11, 2022
Capital Efficiency in 2022: Rebalancing the Equation
NICOLAS VON BLOTTNITZ — APRIL 6, 2022
Gen-Z’s Top 3: The Next Generation will Define these Sectors
TAYLOR BRANDT & NICOLAS VON BLOTTNITZ — MARCH 31, 2022
It’s Time to Redefine Commerce
TAYLOR BRANDT — MARCH 23, 2022
Acorns’ Market Opportunity Has Never Been Bigger — or More Urgent
MATHIAS SCHILLING — MARCH 15, 2022
The Lowdown on our First Investment Down Under: Zeller
KING GOH — MARCH 2, 2022
Reimagining Drayage: The Supply Chain's Most Critical Link
KING GOH — FEBRUARY 14, 2022
This Headless Platform Will Power the Next Era of Commerce
TAYLOR BRANDT — February 7, 2022
Look at that Trash
KING GOH — FEBRUARY 4, 2022
Meet Pesto, The Most Satisfying Remote Work Solution
JETT FEIN — February 1, 2022
What Sizzled — and Fizzled — in 2021
HEADLINE - JANUARY 27, 2022
Powering the Power Sellers: How We’ll Sustain the Circular Economy
TAYLOR BRANDT — JANUARY 27, 2022
We Need to Talk About Pregnancy at Work Sooner — Even When it Ends in Miscarriage
LAUREN LYON — DECEMBER 24, 2021
Landscape Map: Shopify's Growth Creates New Markets
JONATHAN USEROVICI & ILAN NABETH — OCTOBER 18, 2021
Landscape Map: Restaurants Fight for Independence
JONATHAN USEROVICI & ILAN NABETH — OCTOBER 28, 2021
Landscape Map: Work, Reinvented
JONATHAN USEROVICI & ILAN NABETH — NOVEMBER 5, 2021
Landscape Map: HR Made Simple(r)
JONATHAN USEROVICI & ILAN NABETH — NOVEMBER 5, 2021
Landscape Map: The Rise of Vertical Biz Management Software
JONATHAN USEROVICI & ILAN NABETH — NOVEMBER 5, 2021
The Power of Pismo: Transforming the Banking Stack from São Paulo
KING GOH — OCTOBER 18, 2021
Europe’s Largest B Round: Why We Invested in Sorare
CHRISTIAN MIELE & DOMINIC WILHEIM — SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Deposit Solutions + Raisin: Rivals Build Giant
ANDREAS HAUG — JUNE 24, 2021
A Match Made in Delivery Heaven: Fancy + Gopuff
JETT FEIN — MAY 11, 2021
The Story of Headline
MATHIAS SCHILLING — MAY 9, 2021
Trending: Meet the Ultra-Popular Girl Band That’s Blurring the Lines Between JPOP and KPOP
ISAMU NISHIJIMA — MAY 5, 2021
From Sudshare to Poplin: A Fresh Start for Laundry
MOLLY MARTELL — AUGUST 30, 2023
Investing in Easy Access to Health & Wellness in Brazil with Fiibo
ROMERO RODRIGUES & GABRIEL ALVES — AUGUST 7, 2023
Real-Time Payments in the US: The Tale of 2 Rails
SOPHIA SAMUTIN & KING GOH - July 20, 2023
The Present and Future of Global Fintech Investing
KING GOH & JONATHAN USEROVICI - July 18, 2023
Local to Global Fintech Innovation: Celebrating Pismo’s $1B Acquisition by Visa
ROMERO RODRIGUES & MATHIAS SCHILLING — JUNE 28, 2023
Investing in Heard: Purpose-Built Software for Therapists
TAYLOR BRANDT & MATHIAS SCHILLING — June 22, 2023
Investing in the Beating Heart of the Health Sector with Fin-X
ROMERO RODRIGUES — June 6, 2023
How We’re Building the Future of Tech-enabled Venture Investing
THOMAS GIESELMANN & CONRAD CHU — June 1, 2023
The 2023 Top Vertical SaaS Companies to Watch
TAYLOR BRANDT & ZEEZA COLE — May 25, 2023
How We’re Bringing our Team Forth to the Office
MOLLY MARTELL — MAY 19, 2023
Investing in Nivoda: The Future of the Jewelry Supply Marketplace
MATHIAS SCHILLING & TAYLOR BRANDT — MAY 16, 2023
The Story of Blinkist and its Acquisition by Go1
JONATHAN BECKER — MAY 8, 2023
From Silicon Valley to Rio: Our Global Approach to Investing
MATHIAS SCHILLING & ROMERO RODRIGUES — MAY 2, 2023
Investing in Motion: Empowering Creatives with Data-driven Insights
Taylor Brandt & Nicole Farb - April 18, 2023
Investing in the Future of Universal Database Management with DBeaver
Jacob Conger & Thomas Gieselmann - April 11, 2023
Top Seed Companies to Watch
Nicolas von Blottnitz - March 10, 2023
The Current State of Vertical SaaS
TAYLOR BRANDT & ZEEZA COLE — MARCH 9, 2023
Creative Drives Business: It’s Time to Empower Design Teams
TAYLOR BRANDT — JANUARY 9, 2023
Are We Witnessing Another Database Renaissance?
JACOB CONGER — DECEMBER 15, 2022
Three Tips for Creators Launching Products — Plus, Startups That Can Help
JETT FEIN — NOVEMBER 21, 2022
The GPT-3 Boom: Generative AI is Changing How We Communicate
NICOLAS VON BLOTTNITZ — NOVEMBER 8, 2022
A More Holistic Way to Calculate Your LTV-to-CAC Ratio
NICOLAS VON BLOTTNITZ — OCTOBER 11, 2022
These Sectors Will Thrive In (Not Just Survive) Today's Market Downturn
HEADLINE — SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
3 Lessons From a Market Downturn: What Consumer Behavior Can Teach Us About the Future of Commerce
TAYLOR BRANDT — AUGUST 26, 2022
Net Retention May Hide What's Really Going On With Your Customers. Here's Why
NICOLAS VON BLOTTNITZ — AUGUST 18, 2022
A More Accurate Equation: Calculating Your Average Retention to Perfection
NICOLAS VON BLOTTNITZ — AUGUST 4, 2022
The Calming Force in Commerce Supply Chain Chaos? Digitization
TAYLOR BRANDT – JULY 8, 2022
We’ve Raised $950M to Lift the Next Generation of World-Class Companies
MATHIAS SCHILLING — JULY 7, 2022
3 Principles for Assessing Product-Market Fit
NICOLAS VON BLOTTNITZ — JUNE 7, 2022
Sustainability is Table Stakes: Successful Brands Add Deeper Value to Gain Loyal Customers
NIKKI FARB & TAYLOR BRANDT — MAY 25, 2022
An Open Invitation for Women to Join the Web3 Movement
NIKKI FARB — May 19, 2022
Creators' Careers are Booming, But They Need Business Tools ASAP
JETT FEIN - MAY 11, 2022
Capital Efficiency in 2022: Rebalancing the Equation
NICOLAS VON BLOTTNITZ — APRIL 6, 2022
Gen-Z’s Top 3: The Next Generation will Define these Sectors
TAYLOR BRANDT & NICOLAS VON BLOTTNITZ — MARCH 31, 2022
It’s Time to Redefine Commerce
TAYLOR BRANDT — MARCH 23, 2022
Acorns’ Market Opportunity Has Never Been Bigger — or More Urgent
MATHIAS SCHILLING — MARCH 15, 2022
The Lowdown on our First Investment Down Under: Zeller
KING GOH — MARCH 2, 2022
Reimagining Drayage: The Supply Chain's Most Critical Link
KING GOH — FEBRUARY 14, 2022
This Headless Platform Will Power the Next Era of Commerce
TAYLOR BRANDT — February 7, 2022
Look at that Trash
KING GOH — FEBRUARY 4, 2022
Meet Pesto, The Most Satisfying Remote Work Solution
JETT FEIN — February 1, 2022
What Sizzled — and Fizzled — in 2021
HEADLINE - JANUARY 27, 2022
Powering the Power Sellers: How We’ll Sustain the Circular Economy
TAYLOR BRANDT — JANUARY 27, 2022
We Need to Talk About Pregnancy at Work Sooner — Even When it Ends in Miscarriage
LAUREN LYON — DECEMBER 24, 2021
Landscape Map: Shopify's Growth Creates New Markets
JONATHAN USEROVICI & ILAN NABETH — OCTOBER 18, 2021
Landscape Map: Restaurants Fight for Independence
JONATHAN USEROVICI & ILAN NABETH — OCTOBER 28, 2021
Landscape Map: Work, Reinvented
JONATHAN USEROVICI & ILAN NABETH — NOVEMBER 5, 2021
Landscape Map: HR Made Simple(r)
JONATHAN USEROVICI & ILAN NABETH — NOVEMBER 5, 2021
Landscape Map: The Rise of Vertical Biz Management Software
JONATHAN USEROVICI & ILAN NABETH — NOVEMBER 5, 2021
The Power of Pismo: Transforming the Banking Stack from São Paulo
KING GOH — OCTOBER 18, 2021
Europe’s Largest B Round: Why We Invested in Sorare
CHRISTIAN MIELE & DOMINIC WILHEIM — SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Deposit Solutions + Raisin: Rivals Build Giant
ANDREAS HAUG — JUNE 24, 2021
A Match Made in Delivery Heaven: Fancy + Gopuff
JETT FEIN — MAY 11, 2021
The Story of Headline
MATHIAS SCHILLING — MAY 9, 2021
Trending: Meet the Ultra-Popular Girl Band That’s Blurring the Lines Between JPOP and KPOP
ISAMU NISHIJIMA — MAY 5, 2021